Connah’s Quay Nomads vs Newtown (Friday 7.45pm)

Three points and a four-goal victory for Andy Morrison’s men would lift them into the runners-up position before current incumbents Bangor City would have a chance to leapfrog them again when they visit Carmarthen Town on Saturday.

Quay hope to have Ryan Wignall back from injury, while manager Morrison is happy defender George Horan is available again after serving a four-match suspension.

Horan was on the bench for Tuesday’s 3-0 defeat at leaders The New Saints , but did not get on the pitch.

Morrison admits he was disappointed by his team’s loss at Park Hall, but stressed there were plenty of pluses to emerge from the performance.

Jamie Mullan put the Saints in front after just two minutes before Ryan Brobbel added a second on 14. Nomads rallied well before Jon Routledge sealed the win in the 77th minute.

Morrison said: “The games can’t come quick enough now; everyone’s fit, everyone’s available. “We’ll look to bounce back as quick as we can. It was a disappointing result at TNS, but there were a lot of positives to take from the game.

“You can’t come here and be 2-0 down after 10 (14) minutes, 1-0 down after two minutes and expect to come away with anything.

“But we kept going; the lads didn’t fold. In the second half we had two or three better chances than them, but they (TNS) are so clinical.

“They’ve had three shots on target and all three have found the net. And that’s no coincidence, they make the right decisions, they don’t rush things, and they get their shots off and you either make a save or they score.

“I’ve got to give credit to our players, it’s so easy to fold in those circumstances, point the fingers and look to blame someone, but the lads stuck together.

“They can become ugly nights when you are two-down after 10 (14) minutes, but we stuck together and created three or four-half chances.

“The result was disappointing, but I was very proud of our lads for the way they came back from those early goals. We’ve just got to pick ourselves up now and move on to Newtown.”

Quay will be going for a double over the Robins having won 1-0 at Latham Park back in September through a Callum Morris goal.

Newtown are ninth in the table and were victorious over Llandudno in their last encounter by a 2-1 scoreline.

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Bala Town vs Cefn Druids (Friday 7.45pm)

Bala Town and Cefn Druids will look to press their claims for a top-six place when they come face to face at Maes Tegid.

With games running out ahead of the league split, both are well placed to book their ticket for the upper echelons in the second half of the season.

Druids, boosted by their midweek 2-1 success at Prestatyn Town , arrive in fifth spot, one place above the Lakesiders on goal difference, although tonight’s hosts do have a game in hand.

“Probably four points would be enough, but we’ll see,” said Druids boss Huw Griffiths.

“Our first target, as it has been all season, is to make sure we’re safe, and it was a huge win for us at Prestatyn.

“We’ve now got to go again tonight, which will be tough having played last Saturday evening, on Tuesday in heavy conditions, and now Friday.

“I’ve got to look after the welfare of the players, and we’re going to have to make changes. We beat Bala earlier in the season, but they will be a different animal tonight.”

Bala, who have six games left, four of which are against sides below them in the table, will fancy their chances of again securing a top sixth position.

They were buoyed by their last-gasp 2-1 success at Cardiff Met University.

“On our day, we can beat anyone in the league, but we need to be consistent,” said manager Colin Caton.

“We showed great workrate and endeavour. I couldn’t have asked for any more, and if we work as hard as that, then we will win games more often than not.”